Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung?
Contemporary History is history that is »still smoking« (Barbara Tuchman). Since there is no smoke without fire, contemporary historical research deals with historical eras or events that continue to be widely discussed due to political controversies persisting up to the present day. Moreover, conte...
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Contemporary History is history that is »still smoking« (Barbara Tuchman). Since there is no smoke without fire, contemporary historical research deals with historical eras or events that continue to be widely discussed due to political controversies persisting up to the present day. Moreover, contemporary historical research is subject to numerous legal restrictions. This is particularly true for contemporary legal history. Academic freedom and freedom of information have to be weighed against personality rights and judicial independence. In that light, the article reviews essential provisions of German law regarding the legal access to historical sources, especially the Federal Archives Act, and illustrates practical issues in writing contemporary legal history.
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| spelling | doaj-art-751a616dbb324760a833d5e2937345772025-02-11T06:07:17ZdeuMax Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal TheoryRechtsgeschichte - Legal History1619-49932195-96172023-09-0131Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung?Jan Thiessen0Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Contemporary History is history that is »still smoking« (Barbara Tuchman). Since there is no smoke without fire, contemporary historical research deals with historical eras or events that continue to be widely discussed due to political controversies persisting up to the present day. Moreover, contemporary historical research is subject to numerous legal restrictions. This is particularly true for contemporary legal history. Academic freedom and freedom of information have to be weighed against personality rights and judicial independence. In that light, the article reviews essential provisions of German law regarding the legal access to historical sources, especially the Federal Archives Act, and illustrates practical issues in writing contemporary legal history. https://proceedings.hpsg.xyz/index.php/rg/article/view/1989contemporary legal historyarchival lawacademic freedomfreedom of information |
| spellingShingle | Jan Thiessen Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung? Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History contemporary legal history archival law academic freedom freedom of information |
| title | Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung? |
| title_full | Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung? |
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| title_short | Behindert das (deutsche) Recht die zeithistorische Forschung? |
| title_sort | behindert das deutsche recht die zeithistorische forschung |
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